Tongchuan ( zh, s=铜川 , t=銅川 , p=Tóngchuān , l=copper river) is a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
located in central
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the
Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (
Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the
Guanzhong Plain.
Economy
Tongchuan’s main industries are coal, building materials, machinery, textile and chemical and aluminium industry. Pottery and porcelain, with
Yaozhou Kiln products are particularly well known. Tongchuan also produces medicines and food products.
Farm products include apples, hot peppers, Chinese prickly ash, garlic, flue-cured tobacco, walnuts and precious Chinese medicine herbs. Apple wine, apple vinegar, apple soft drink which are made of apples and processing products of hot pepper, walnut etc. are well known in China and are exported to Southeast Asia.
Climate
Administrative divisions
Tongchuan city currently comprises 3 administrative
county-level subdivisions including 3
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
and 1
county
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.
Transportation
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China National Highway 210
Tourism
There are the ruins of the
Yaozhou Kiln, the remains of
Yuhua Palace, and many rare historical relics. The Forest of
Stone Sculptures on Yaowang Mountain is a major historical relic under state protection.
References
External links
Tongcuan city Government's official website
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Cities in Shaanxi
Prefecture-level divisions of Shaanxi
National Civilized City